Acknowledgements Appreciation goes to those UNHCR colleagues in the field who piloted use of the Framework and to colleagues in the Division of International Protection Services and Office for Organizational Development and Management whose collective expertise enriched the text. Edited by Emilie Irwin, Mark Manly © 2008 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees All rights reserved. Reproductions and translations are authorized, provided UNHCR is acknowledged as the source. For more information or copies, please contact: Statelessness Unit Division of International Protection Services Case Postale 2500 1211 Geneva, Switzerland This document along with further information on statelessness is available on UNHCR’s Refworld website: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/statelessness.html and UNHCR’s homepage on statelessness: www.unhcr.org/statelessness The “Protection Gaps Framework for Analysis” for refugee situations and the inter-agency tool “Protection of Conflict-Induced IDPs: Assessment for Action” are also available on Refworld: http://www.refworld.org Cover photo: Formerly stateless Indian origin plantation worker picking tea on an estate in Sri Lanka, UNHCR, G. Amarasinghe, 2007 Photos: UNHCR/G. Popovic, 2007 (p. 2), UNHCR/K. McKinsey, 2006 (p. 8), UNHCR/E. Lauwers, 1999 (p. 18), UNHCR/V. Tan, 2008 (p. 24), UNHCR/G. Amarasinghe, 2007 (p. 32), Greg Constantine, 2007, (p. 38), UNHCR/G.M.B. Akash, 2006 (p. 44). Design, layout and printing by Multimedia Design and Production, International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization, Turin, Italy